Dreams

Wedding day is rapidly approaching! 93 days - 3 months from tomorrow! I am so excited/overwhelmed, and all of those emotions are translating into some interesting dreams. Most nights the wedding finds its way into my subconcience while I sleep. often the dreams are repetitive, like the (horrible) movie Groundhog Day. Whatever the crisis is in my dream, it repeats itself over and over in a different setting each time. The issues that come up are, in reality, trivial, and in some cases preventable, but in the world of dreamland, they are huge and overwhelming and very frustrating. Some of these dreams are more memorable than others. For example: Last week I dreamt over and over about it being time for me to walk down the aisle, and not being dressed or having my hair or make up done. It was in a different setting each time, and I cannot even say for sure, who was in the dreams with me, except that for some reason, there was a news crew with me. I'm not sure what that represented. Anyways, it was a pretty frantic dream, but simply solidified my need to have a schedule of sorts to follow on the big day.
Another dream I had - possibly even in that same night (they are running together in my head), was that I was up at the pulpit (which is odd, because i'm not getting married in a church) and there were several children on the "groom's side" in the congregation and they were talking and crying and making all sorts of noise. Now, anyone who knows me well, knows that this is a major pet peeve of mine, and something i've been really concerned about for my ceremony. Therefore we are not allowing children to come to the wedding (it is, afterall, an evening event). In my dream I was furious, and stopped the ceremony to address the situation.. clearly, that's been on my mind. Hopefully guests will respect our wishes to keep this an adult-only event.
The latest dream was the other night. This one also had me in my church. I was standing in the foyer and it was pouring outside. Then the next minute it was bright and sunny and totally dry, then a minute later it was back to pouring, and on and on.. Somehow I had gotten stuck in the rain and my hair was a stringy, wavy mess. I kept trying to fix it and put my veil on but it wouldn't fix and my veil wouldn't stay on... It's all very odd.
Anyways, I guess the dreams are just a sign that the wedding is always in the forefront in my thoughts. I can probably count on three more months of these dreams.
What's been particularly entertaining are the stories I've heard from other brides-to-be and friends who are married. Clearly, wedding nightmares are just part of the planning process. I wonder why there isn't a chapter on it in my planning books!!